Nasi kuning is an Indonesian rice dish cooked with coconut milk and turmeric. If you have a rice cooker, my ‘relaxed’ version of fried rice with ready made nasi kuning paste is easy and delicious.

Method is as follow:

Ingredients

2 cup of rice

1 pack of nasi kuning paste (picture below)

4 tbsp of desiccated coconut

150g chicken mince

2 eggs

1/2 cup of frozen peas, briefly cooked

1 chili, sliced

1 tsp sesame oil

1 tsp soy sauce

2 tbsp fried shallot (picture below)

cooking oil

Method

Fill the rice cooker with rice and water as recommended by the equipment; turn on to cook; approximate 10 minutes before the cooking is completed (or when liquid is mostly absorbed), stir in 4 tbsp of desiccated coconut; then place the nasi kuning paste on top of the rice; close the lid and let the rice continue to cook

When the rice is fully cooked, stir the paste thoughtfully into the rice

In a frying pan, scramble the eggs; cut the scramble eggs into small pieces